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The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

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The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Ralph Rucci

Stance: Pro fur "The luxury of fur makes it wonderful to work with. And with so many new techniques we can now apply some of the same treatments and sensibilities to fur that we see on other fabrics... I like marrying different fur types." –Ralph Rucci READ MORE: 10 best faux fur jackets and accessories

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The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Farley Chatto

Stance: Pro fur "Fur is a beautiful, natural resource, and working in new shapes and new cuts, it definitely needed to be on the runway. Sometimes, it just loses it in a lookbook or a simple showroom setting." –Farley Chatto READ MORE: 5 stylish wardrobe ideas for every career type

The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Fendi

The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Jeremy Scott

Stance: Pro fur "Fox fur is like the explanation mark and collection is the sentence – the fur gives it the impact to make the statement loud and clear!" –Jeremy Scott READ MORE: How to buy a coat: Expert style tips

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The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Stella McCartney

Stance: Against fur "However, the decision not to use leather or fur is not just because I don’t eat animals or that I think that millions of animals each year shouldn’t be killed for the sake of fashion. It’s because I also believe in the connection between fur and leather and the environment." –Stella McCartney READ MORE: Shop Adidas by Stella McCartney

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The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Vivienne Westwood

Stance: Against fur “Vivienne and I are both vegetarians but we are urging people who do eat meat to always find out where it is coming from and to avoid meat from animal factories.” –Vivenne Westwood's business partner Andreas Kronthaler READ MORE: The 10 most inspirational women in fashion

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The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Tommy Hilfiger

Stance: Against fur "Starting immediately, the company will cease development of any product containing fur, and any fur garment already in production will be phased out of sales channels by the delivery of the spring 2008 collection.” –Tommy Hilfiger rep READ MORE: Why a fashion girl can also be a feminist

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The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Calvin Klein

Stance: Against fur "The fact that the fur segment of our business simply did not fit with our corporate philosophy any longer." –Calvin Klein READ MORE: See all the pics from Kendall Jenner's first campaign for Calvin Klein Jeans

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The fashion and fur debate: Where do these 10 designers stand?

Fur or Faux: Karl Lagerfeld

Stance: Uses fur but is against animal cruelty "I’m very sympathetic. I hate the idea of killing animals in a horrible way, but I think all that improved a lot. I think a butcher shop is even worse. It’s like visiting a murder. It’s horrible, no? So I prefer not to know it." –Karl Lagerfeld READ MORE: Capturing Karl: One-on-one with Karl Lagerfeld